Chiesa italy
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Chiesa Italy.
Chiesa Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1964 the Italian ski resort Chiesa lies at 2336 metres altitude in the Lombardy / Lombardia region of the Italian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Chiesa ski area is not snow sure. Over 57 snow cannons ensure artificial Chiesa snow making covers 5km of ski trails, which equates to around 14 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Chiesa (Italy) is Milan / Milano at a distance of 150km or approximately 120 minutes driving time. Chiesa ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Picturesque old village with modern swimming pool complex and excellent Italian cuisine. The main ski area is a high altitute plateau from Alpe Palu offering a snowsure base for beginners.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Chiesa Italy
Beginner Trails
 2 runs 0km |
11% |
Intermediate Trails
 6 runs 15km |
35% |
Advanced Trails
 8 runs 50km |
47% |
Expert Trails
 3 runs 3km |
17% |
Chiesa Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €? - €? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Chiesa Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 40km |
| total length of Chiesa trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 6km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N |
| direction Chiesa ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2336m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1433m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1433m |
| centre of Chiesa ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 903m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 903m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Chiesa
Skiing Chiesa you'll enjoy 17 pistes and trails and that means approximately 40km of ski runs. Chiesa lifts number 9 with the capacity to uplift 13650 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Italian ski resort of Chiesa is over 6km long.
Chiesa Ski Area
Chiesa ski area has 11% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 35% intermediate, 47% advanced ski slopes and 17% for expert skiers - the most difficult Chiesa piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of 15%. You can ski Chiesa after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Chiesa for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Chiesa
If you snowboard Chiesa you'll want to know that, of the 9 ski lifts in total, 4 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Chiesa snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Chiesa snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 100 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Chiesa for snowboarding gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
Chiesa Apres Ski
The apres ski Chiesa scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
14 apres ski bars 9 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Climbing, Horse Riding.
SNO-man says
Facilities in Chiesa are somewhat limited. There is a natural ice rink, a swimming pool in the Chalet Rezia three star hotel and winter walking routes.
The village is especially proud of its museum, established in 1972 and regarded as one of the first of many in Italy to celebrate the cultural heritage of the local mountain people, which was in danger of being forgotten. Indeed the awareness the museum helped to create can partially be credited with the current trend to protect and reintroduce old traditions and qualities in areas such as regional cooking.
Chiesa for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Chiesa Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Chiesa resort - ski Chiesa by any other name
The Italian ski resort of Chiesa ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Chiesa ski area has ski slopes which face N
The direction which the various Chiesa ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Chiesa ski resort has ski slopes facing N.
Chiesa for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall